Strap buckle



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,509

J. MALTBY STRAP BUCKLE Filed June 6 1922 Patented Apr. 3, 1923..

UNITED TES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS MALTBY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WATERBURY BUCKLE(30., OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

STRAP BUCKLE.

Application filed June 6, 1922.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULrUs MALTBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in StrapBuckles; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings and the characters of reference markedthereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, andwhich said drawings constitute part of this applica tion, and represent,in-

Fig. 1 a plan view of a four-way strapbuckle embodying my invention,portions of the strap being shown by broken lines.

' Fig. 2 an edge view thereof.

Fig. 3 a view thereof in central vertical section.

Fig. 4 a detached plan view of the pivotal extension of the buckle.

ig. 5 a detached plan view of the buckle proper.

My invention relates to an improvement in 25 strap-buckles of the typewhich are provided with an extension for the attachment anddeflection-threading of the strap, the object being to provide a simple,durable and convenient buckle of the character described,

constructed with reference to conforming itself to the shape of thepackage to which it is applied.

.IVith these ends in view, my invention consists in a strap-bucklehaving certain details of construction as will be hereinafter describedand pointed out in the claim.

In carrying out my invention,.as shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, Iemploy a combined strap-fastening and strap-deflecting extension havingthe form of a right angle triangle and comprising two equal sides 10 and11 and a long side 12, which latter is its strap-deflecting side. Thesaid extension is made, as shown, from a single piece of wire andpivotally secured by a sheet-metal sleeve 13. embracing its side 10, tothe inner bar 14 of a sheet-metal buckle-frame also comprising aparallel outer or gripping bar 15 and two side bars 16, also parallelwith each other. The said buckle-frame is also formed Serial No.566,216.

with a bar 17 mounting the pivotal tongue 18 and a parallel bar 19forming a stop-bar for the tongue, the said bars 17 and 19 merging attheir ends into the side bars 16 and being arranged intermediate thebars 14 and 15. The outer edge of the tongue 18 is serrated at 20 forco-action, through the strap 21, with the inner edge of the gripping-bar15 in gripping the said strap, one end of which ispermanently fastenedby rivets 22 to the side 10 of the triangular pivotal extension, thelong side 12 of which provides for deflecting the strap at a right angleto the longitudinal axis of the buckle-structure as a whole, as shown inFig. 1.

By pivotally connecting the extension with the buckle-frame, the buckle,as a whole, is articulated so as to be self-conforming to the shape ofthe package or bundle to which the buckle and strap are applied.

If desired, the pivotal extension might have even other forms, therequirement being that the frame shall be provided with a pivotalextension adapted in form to serve for the attachment of one end of thestrap and the threading through and deflection thereof.

In making my improved strap-buckle, wire or sheet-metal may be used, asfound expedient. I do not, therefore, confine myself to using one or theother.

I claim:

In a strap buckle, the combination'with a rectangular buckle-frame, ofstrap-gripping means mounted thereupon, a triangular, strap-fasteningand strap-deflecting exten sion, and means made independent of the saidbuckle-frame and extension for flexibly connecting the same, the saidmeans embrac ing the inner bar of the frame and one of the short sidesof the extension.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

JULIUS MALTBY.

Witnesses:

LAURA B. KAMAOK, LILLIAN M. DUNN.

